Category: macro

Canon’s new 28mm macro lens for mirrorless features a built in ringlight

John Aldred

Macro ring flashes can be expensive, but trying to shoot macro without external lighting of some kind can be extremely difficult.  Canon are hoping to do something about this with a new EF-M f/3.5 28mm STM macro lens for Canon Mirrorless cameras, if these leaked photos are true. Bearing a plastic mount, it seems that this […]

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This photographer uses photo stacking techniques and a microscope to show the iridescent beauty of peacock feathers

John Aldred

Iridescence is defined as the phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear to change colour as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes, and that is highlighted especially well in these extreme close up images of these peacock feathers created by Canadian photographer Waldo Nell. Image stacking shots focused at different distances from a […]

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4K macro video makes tabletop landscapes look like ethereal masterpieces

Gannon Burgett

‘Sometimes, the complexity of simplicity makes us fail to preserve the fundament of all we are and all we represent’. This is the opening line for the description of ‘SINGULARITY’, a mesmerizing macro video by award-winning photographer Roman De Giuli. And while it might seem contrived, it couldn’t be more true. That’s because this psychedelic […]

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“Specifications have nothing to do with quality” – Insights from a camera tech + the best lens teardown video you ever saw

John Aldred

Mike Kusak at FixyourCamera.org is a self-confessed electronics nut.  As a camera tech with over a decade of professional experience Mike has worked on some of the most advanced cameras and lenses available. In the first video of what looks set to become a valuable archive of reference material, Mike dismantles, repairs and rebuilds a Tokina […]

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Close-Up with a Tilt Lens: Lensbaby Edge 50 Mini Review

Levi Sim

I really enjoy close-up photography, so when my daughter had a dance recital recently, I had ulterior motives for buying her a bouquet of flowers. Right after she was in bed, I set about photographing her flowers. In this case, I wanted to put a new lens through its paces, and this lens is uniquely […]

Tamron Announces New 85mm f/1.8, 90mm f/2.8 Macro and DIY Firmware Updates

John Aldred

The lens leaks and announcements are coming through thick and fast at the moment, aren’t they? You might’ve noticed Tamron’s teaser image floating around lately suggesting that some new lenses might be coming, but now Tamron officially joins Sigma, Sony, Samyang, SLR Magic, Canon, and others launching new glass in 2016 with the announcement of two new lenses. Tamron SP […]

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